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Offline Stanwix England

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How do you find out about a boat?
« on: Saturday 23 March 13 14:19 GMT (UK) »
 :)Hello everyone,

I wonder if anyone can point me in the direction of finding out resources with information about a boat.

An ancestor of my husbands, Samuel England, was listed on the 1861 Census as being on the Naiad of Whitby.

There were 7 men on the boat, so it can't have been a massive vessel.

I'd love to know more about what the boat did. Anyone know where I can find out stuff about boats?

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Re: How do you find out about a boat?
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 23 March 13 14:22 GMT (UK) »

I think you can search for Whitby nautical heritage or at least Whitby museum.

Fingers crossed. :D  Cheers,  Tony.
Oakes - of Camberwell/Lambeth area of London.   Dixon - of Cumbria (then Cumberland) North Western England)

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Re: How do you find out about a boat?
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 23 March 13 14:25 GMT (UK) »
I gave that a try before but I was out of luck. The National Archives also came up blank for me alas.
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Re: How do you find out about a boat?
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 23 March 13 14:58 GMT (UK) »
If you go to http://www.archive.org/stream/lloydsregisters05unkngoog#page/n328/mode/2up there are five vessels named Naiad, the one with the same tonnage as the one Samuel England is on i.e. 177 tons is at number 9.

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Re: How do you find out about a boat?
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 23 March 13 15:55 GMT (UK) »

If it was whitby there is a good chance it was a fishing boat.  These were (I believe) crewed by just two men and 'a lad'. So it may well have been a coaster.

I think my dad ran away to sea but nothinbg to go on, and you think you are having difficulties ;D

Cheers,   Tony.
Oakes - of Camberwell/Lambeth area of London.   Dixon - of Cumbria (then Cumberland) North Western England)

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Re: How do you find out about a boat?
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 23 March 13 16:02 GMT (UK) »
It was a coaster, as per the census entry.
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Re: How do you find out about a boat?
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 23 March 13 16:35 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: stanmapstone on Saturday 23 March 13 14:58 GMT (UK)
If you go to http://www.archive.org/stream/lloydsregisters05unkngoog#page/n328/mode/2up there are five vessels named Naiad, the one with the same tonnage as the one Samuel England is on i.e. 177 tons is at number 9.

Stan

The master in the census is John Shaw, the same as in Lloyd's Register. The ship is not in the 1865 Register.
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Re: How do you find out about a boat?
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 23 March 13 17:31 GMT (UK) »
I'd suggest joining the Mariners Rootsweb mailing list:

http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Occupations/MARINERS.html

There are some very knowledgeable and helpful people there, they've been invaluable in helping me trace the voyages of my ancestor who was a Mariner. They've also supplied information about the vessels I've found, including when and where registered, cargo, usual voyages etc etc.

Well worth a try.  :)
Bell, Salter, Street - Devon, Middlesbrough.
Lickess- North Yorkshire, Middlesbrough.
Etherington - North Yorks and Durham.
Barker- North Yorks
Crooks- Durham
Forster- North Yorks/Durham
Newsam, Pattison, Proud - North Yorks.
Timothy, Griffiths, Jones - South Wales

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Re: How do you find out about a boat?
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 23 March 13 18:24 GMT (UK) »
The Census was held 7 April 1861. The closest sighting of a possible Naiad for Samuel to this date I can find is

The Times, 12 April, 1861
Ship News
Dover, April 11
Passed down channel, 4pm - The Blanche - The Naiad, of Whitby, N R B Q - The Adonis, of Waterford - L M D R

Does N R B Q refer to "alphabetic single hoist flags"?
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